Millionaires who lost the lot and bounced back

It’s hard to deny a sense of schadenfreude when reading about the super-rich who end up with a severely depleted bank balance, especially when they’ve had a serious case of hubris.

One man who fits the bill is Eike Batista, a Brazilian former billionaire who has seriously fallen on hard times. If being forced to sell a $1.6 million Lamborghini because of mounting debts counts as hard times, that is.